Entice Artists

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Scammers will entice artists by saying that they will pay more than the art price listed but would like to be refunded for the difference.

Does the sender want you to cash a check for them or send them any funds? A real art buyer will not ask you to cash a check or ask you to send them money. Scammers will entice artists by saying that they will pay more than the art price listed but would like to be refunded for the difference. If it feels fishy, it is!

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Always google the name of your buyer and confirm that they are a real person. You can google the text of a message sent to you to see if other people have received similar messages. 

 

Understand the signs of a phishing scam

Phishing is the illegal practice of sending emails seemingly from reputable companies in order to trick the users into revealing personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

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How can you spot a phishing scam?

 

The email asks you for personal information such as your date of birth, social security numbers, phone numbers, credit card details, home address, or password information.

 

The email address has inconsistencies with is spoofed to look like the actual email address (there are dashes or dots in the web address where there should be none).

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Does the message seem urgent? Does the message make it seem like the interaction needs to take place immediately? If there is an unnecessary sense of urgency, it is likely an art scam. 

 

The email asks you to click a suspicious link or a "file" of which you do not know the origin. 

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